The story of this market
The typical home in Rankin County, Mississippi sells for about $286,000, or $170 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 61 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 67% since 2000. Last year 19 of 31 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,289 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,289 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+12.9%). Worst: 2010 (-2.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.5%
MS · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,536
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 31 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
59
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $60,190,072.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7542 | 4303 | 80.8% | 7.9% | $185,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Rankin County, Mississippi
The Rankin County housing market shows moderate growth with a 2.6% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. While inventory remains available, the market is supported by a stable population and high owner-occupancy rates.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 3.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 54 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 19.75% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 9 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 14, 2026.
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| 39042 | Brandon | $309,900 | $169 | +7.3% | 35 | — | — | — | 173 | $1,252 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39047 | Brandon | $357,437 | $170 | +8.9% | 33 | 98.5% | — | 4.4 | 325 | $1,608 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39051 | Carthage | $156,376 | $98 | +2.1% | 85 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 42 | $717 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39073 | Florence | $344,250 | $181 | -6.1% | 56 | — | — | — | — | $884 | researched Sep 21 |
| 39082 | Harrisville | $93,200 | $75 | — | 113 | — | — | — | 583 | $850 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39145 | Pelahatchie | $249,999 | $192 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 16 | $1,002 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39208 | Pearl | $173,900 | $125 | -10.1% | 45 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.4 | 185 | $1,183 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39218 | Richland | $215,000 | $170 | 0% | 32 | 98% | — | — | 15 | $1,185 | researched Sep 20 |
| 39232 | Flowood | $429,900 | $195 | +27.7% | 48 | 98.5% | 18% | 4.5 | 145 | $1,432 | researched Sep 30 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Rankin County maintains the third-highest per capita income in Mississippi and benefits from steady population growth, with a 3.3% increase since 2020.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
The county features a robust local economy with significant retail and service sector activity, supported by a civilian labor force participation rate of 63.7%.
- PARTY SAFARI3.48.8 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.515.3 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.414.3 mi
- DEFY Jackson4.412.6 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese3.915.4 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.112.3 mi
- Brandon Amphitheater4.75.8 mi
- Mississippi Coliseum4.314.6 mi
- Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium4.415.5 mi
- Table 1004.610.1 mi
- Northpark4.215.2 mi
- Cinemark Pearl and XD4.412.6 mi
- Roosevelt State Park4.415.6 mi
- LeFleur's Bluff State Park Mayes Lake4.513.8 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum4.714.2 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum4.714.2 mi
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science4.714.2 mi
- Mississippi Civil Rights Museum4.815 mi
- Mississippi Petrified Forest4.628.9 mi
- Mississippi Museum of Art4.715.4 mi
- Roosevelt State Park4.415.6 mi
- LeFleur's Bluff State Park Mayes Lake4.513.8 mi
- Freedom Ridge Park4.616.5 mi
- The Jackson Zoo3.217.8 mi
- Winners Circle Park4.89.8 mi
- The Refuge Golf Course4.410.5 mi
- Outlets of Mississippi4.513.3 mi
- Northpark4.215.2 mi
- Renaissance at Colony Park4.617.5 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.39.4 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.29.9 mi
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport3.89.7 mi
- VA Medical Center Jackson4.414.8 mi
- Jackson Municipal Airport Authority4.29.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Rankin County, MS.
applies when — Parcels located within a district created by petition of property owners
Imposes additional assessments on parcels falling under the purview of homeowners' associations or improvement districts.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 21-33-561.
applies when — Default on a mortgage or deed of trust containing a power-of-sale clause
Allows for foreclosure without court intervention; requires publication of notice of the foreclosure sale in a newspaper in the county where the property is located.
Standard practice under Mississippi law for deeds of trust.
applies when — Transfer of residential real property by a seller
Requires the transferor to provide a written disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property to the transferee, subject to specific statutory exemptions.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523; amended by HB 1271 (2024).
Formula: (True Value × Assessment Ratio) × Millage Rate = Taxes. Class I (single-family owner-occupied) is assessed at a 10% ratio. Homestead exemptions for homeowners over 65 or disabled provide an exemption on the first $7,500 of assessed value.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 27-35-1 through 27-35-167; assessments updated at least every four years.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.